Shop-dolly



T. H. JACOB. SHOP DOLLY. APBLlcATloN man JULY 26,1919.

1,370,11 2. Patented Mar- 1,1921.

entre stare THOMAS H. JACOB, OF

WAUSAU, WISCONSIN.

f snor-Dobritz.

appiicationaiea July 2s,

' To all w 710m it" mag/'concern Be it known that'I, T rroMAs`-HvJAooB, a citizenof the United States, and resident of liVausa'u, in lthe 'county of Marathon and State' of .Visconsin, Ahave invented certain i new and useful Improvements in Shop-Dollies; and fdo hereby declarethat the f ollowing' is a i'ull, clear, and exact description thereof. L Y

VMy inyentio'n relates to new. and usefulV improvements in that type .of small compact trucks adapted for'supporting heavy weights ina shop, and commonly designatedby the term dolly, and particularly adapted-tor use in' garages to support theend portion of an automobile whereby it may be readily moved in Vany direction.

Itis in general the object of my invention tofsiniilijfy andotlierwise improve the cona struction of devices of this character, and to increase they convenience of manipulation of such devices'. f. Y Y i 'It is more particularly'my object to provide' a simple jack lever mechanism associated with thel dollyto raisethe end of an automobile or other object as the dolly is inserted thereunder. A

ticularly when not in active use, so as to occupy a minimum amount-of floor space.

Vstill further object resides in the provision of al device of this character `which may be constructed chiefly of stoclr metalcut and bent in vsuitable shape, and which has its parts so arranged as to procure a proper distribution of load stresses conducing to a maximum strength'and durability of the device with a minimum expenditure of material. o

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, which willbe apparent as the description proceeds, my invention resides in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts which will be hereinafter more particularly described and 'defined by lthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical sectional View through a shop dolly constructed in accordance with my invention, the plane ofthis section being indicated by the line 1-1 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the dolly. Referring now more particularly to the specification of Lettersratent.' l y Patented Mal- 1. 1921 A 191e. serial-Namaste accompanying drawings, thel frame ofl the` present embodiment of my invention comprises. preferably a. continuous length .of heavy strap metal 5v dispose'd'vertically'on edge and bent V,in triangular shape, ,with

blunt cornersg" An elongated brace plate 6 extends transversely across each corner por-- KVtion of the frame and has its ends downturned at' j? for securement byy rivets 8 te the frame sides, and asswivel' block 9 is'secured tothe un'derface 'of each pilatef by bolts l0 I passed 'through the plate andV block. These blocks 9 carry depending. pivot4v pins 11 passed through the` bight portions of yokes` 12 in whichfare mounted caster-wheels 13:a'

three-wheeled swiveled support being thusv f ai'iorded :tor vthe frame, and these wheels foi"V caster units'may be provided with anyfsuitable anti-friction means.

A pair of lug plates lll are secured `cen-AV trally to the sides of theirame, said'plates Y having` their upper portions exteiidedabove to the end portionsof thisbar atritsface' ends of said yn1einloersiand inner tubular the traine and twisted todisposel their upper portions in parallel.' relation' or'tliere-A ception of pivot pintles 15 onvthefends'ofa-I head bar 16 extending across-the frame."r A' Y A further. object is toincrease the compactness of devicesof, this character,v par thandle sections A-19 yhave their inner; endsV1 threaded in these `cuplsha'ped 'members,f.ther

outer endsof the lhandle sections extending/ Y outwardly ot thelframeand-having caps"20 i threaded on their outer ends which slidably v receive a pair of outer handlesectionsV 21, also tubular in the present instance, the outer ends of said outer handle sections 21 vbeing connected by elbows 22 with a Vtransverse section 28. VThe'inner ends'ol the handle sections 21 are provided with enlargements '24: preventing their displacement-l from the inner sections 19. An extensible handle structure isV thus provided 'which is exceedingly compact when not in active use,

portion seated on the head bar 16 and is secured thereto by a connectingplate 26, fastening members 27 beingV passed through said connecting plate and theplate 25 and through the connecting plate and head bar. The end portions yof the plate 25 extend and whichinay be extended when desired to A procure a maximum leverage. A U-shaped plate of heavy sheet metal'25 has its bight over the handle sections 19 and are terminally secured thereto by straps 28 bent sleevelikey about the sections 19, both ends of each strap being secured by rivets 30 to an end of the plate 25. The upper edges of the bent end portions of the plate 25 are recessed to provide concaved seats 31 for engagement with the axles of automobiles or With other articles to Vbe lifted and transported by the dolly, and the recesses of each plate end portion differ in depth for engagement vWith diiierent automobile axles. As shown in Fig. 1, the inner handle sections 19 are adapted toY rest upon the free side of the dolly iframe and thus a load .seating inapair of opposed recesses 21 of the plate25 is distributed to all three sides of the dolly frame by reason of the pivot connections of the other two sides of the frame, and the load is securely held against displacement by its dispositionV atene side of n the pivot axis when the handle sections 19 restfon the :dolly frame.

The U-shaped plate 25 affords an exceedingly simple support structure, the bight portion of said plateeiiectively bracing the Walls formed by its bent end portions, and it isvv noted that'the upper portion of the bight of the platetm'ay be cut away at 32 Without dejV traoting from the strength of the structure.

The plate25, handle sections and head bar thus forni a pivoted frame which may be.

inserted under an article to be lifted and supported by the dolly and then rocked on -fthe dolly to move the dolly under the object and simultaneously lift the object from the ground, the object beinemaintained in lifted positionby seating engagement of the pivoted frame on thedolly Jframe.

I have thus provided an etiicient and readily manipulated dolly and jack structurewhich may be economically formed of stock metal and` wherein the various parts are mutually` braced to procure adequate `strength and `rigidity With a' minimum expenditure ofv material, attention being directed to the fact that the plates which are utilized to secure the casters or Wheels 13 to the dolly frame form efficient corner braces for said frame.

While I have shown and described a pre'- ferred embodiment of my invention, it Will be appreciated that various changes and modilications of structure may be employed to meet differing conditions of use and manufacture Without departing in any manner from the spirit of my invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A device of the class described comprising a main Wheeled frame, a head bar pivoted on the main frame, cup shaped connecting members, bolts passed through the ends of said cup-shaped connecting members-and the head bar, handle sections having their inner endsthreaded in said cupshaped connecting members, and a seat supported by said head bar and handle sections.

21A Vdevice of the class'described comprising a main Wheeled frame, a head bar pivoted on the main frame, members extending from said head bar, and a plate bent in U-` shape, With its bight disposed on said head bar and its legs disposed on and secured to said extensions, the upper edges of the legs of said vplate being recessed to provide Work seats.

3. A device of the class described comprising a main Wheeled frame, a head bar pivoted on the main frame, members extending from said head bar, and a plate bent in U-shape, with its bight disposed on said head bar and its legs disposed on said extensions, a strap bent around each extension, and fas'- tening members passed 'through the ends of the strap and a corresponding leg of the plate. j

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at Wausau, in Y 

